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EXERCISE 1: PASSIVE VOICE: DIFFERENT TENSES

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT PASSIVE FORM OF THE VERBS
GIVEN BELOW.

CUT DOWN – PARK – EXPECT - KIDNAP – CAUSE – SHOW – WIN

1. LAST YEAR THE AWARD WAS WON BY OUR HIGH SCHOOL. (PAST SIMPLE)
2. RECENTLY, MANY PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY FOREST FIRES. (PRESENT PERFECT)
3. ANOTHER FOREST WILL BE CUT DOWN NEXT MONTH. (FUTURE TENSE)
4. A LADY HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED BY CRIMINALS. (PRESENT PERFECT)
5. THE CEREMONY WILL BE SHOWN ON TV NEXT MONTH. (FUTURE TENSE)
6. A CAR WAS PARKED NEXT TO THE BANK LAST WEEK. (PAST SIMPLE)
7. BETTER RESULTS ARE EXPECTED SOON. (PRESENT SIMPLE)

EXERCISE 2: PASSIVE VOICE: DIFFERENT TENSES

 IDENTIFY EACH GRAMMAR TENSE FROM #1 TO #8.

 CHANGE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS INTO PASSIVE VOICE.

1. ACTIVE: SOMEBODY WRITES A REPORT EVERY FRIDAY.

PASSIVE: A REPORT IS WRITTEN EVERY FRIDAY

2. ACTIVE: CHINESE PEOPLE SPEAK MANDARIN AND ENGLISH.

PASSIVE: MANDARIN AND ENGLISH ARE SPOKEN BY CHINESE PEOPLE

3. ACTIVE: GOLD MINERS FOUND DIAMONDS IN BRAZIL.

PASSIVE: DIAMONDS WERE FOUNDED BY GOLD MINERS IN BRAZIL

4. ACTIVE: HE DIDN'T GIVE THE WALLET.

PASSIVE: THE WALLET WASN’T GIVEN BY HIM

5. ACTIVE: THE TEACHER WILL EXPLAIN THE LESSON ONCE MORE.

PASSIVE: THE LESSON WILL BE EXPLAINED BY THE TEACHER ONCE MORE

6. ACTIVE: WE WILL USE RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

PASSIVE: RENEWABLE ENERGY WILL BE USED IN THE NEAR FUTURE

7. ACTIVE: I HAVE COMPLETED 100 PAGES OF THIS BOOK.

PASSIVE: 100 PAGES OF THIS BOOK HAS BEEN COMPLETED BY ME

8. ACTIVE: THEY HAVE PUBLISHED MY DESIGNS.

PASSIVE: MY DESIGNES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED BY THEM